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| Title : | "Prosciuttopoli" scandal concerning italian PDO hams "Prosciutto di Parma": mass resignation of inspectors, stop labeling. |
| Author(s) : | La Pira R. |
| Source : | Il Fatto Alimentare |
| Year : | 2019 |
| Link : | https://ilfattoalimentare.it/prosciutto-parma-prosciuttopoli.html |
| Country : | Italy |
| Commodity: | AP-Meat and edible offal |
| Abstract: | The inspectors that grant the Prosciutto di Parma and San Daniele PDO labels have resigned following the irregularities that have recently been affecting the certification body responsible for the mentioned PDOs. In May, inspectors revealed that 2.5 million hams did not comply with the requirements to bear the PDO labels. |